HBCU Made, Ayesha Rascoe
HBCU Made, Ayesha Rascoe
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HBCU Made
A Celebration of the Black College Experience

Author: Ayesha Rascoe

Narrator: Ayesha Rascoe, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Brandon Gilpin, Nichole Perkins, April Ryan, Karen Chilton, Adam Lazarre-White

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2024

Synopsis

In this joyous essay collection edited by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, celebrities and other alumni provide testimonials about their experience attending historically Black college universities–which shaped their lives and made them who they are today.

With a diverse set of contributors, including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis, HBCU Made celebrates the experience of going to a historically Black college or university. In moving essays, a wide range of alums share their accounts of how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere, and how they were shaped by their rigorous training. 

A collection that brims with insight and school spirit, HBCU Made is a perfect gift for each generation of prospective students and graduates to come. 
 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kilandra on March 01, 2024

I thought this was a great read! Although I attended a PWI, I love and respect HBCUs and wholeheartedly support them. My grandmother attended both Howard and Spelman so I grew up learning about HBCUs and wanted to attend one myself. It just didn't pan out that way. I would highly recommend it to hig......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on September 05, 2023

In her essay, A Southern Girl in a Complicated World, in the non-fiction book HBCU Made, Shawn Zachery states, "HBCUs exist to educate both those that have everything and those that may have nothing. No one is left behind, which is why they are important." There is not a better summary of reading th......more

Goodreads review by Jermaine on January 21, 2025

This collection of essays from HBCU graduates was entertaining yet bland. Every essay started to sound the same after a while. Outstanding careers in business, theatre, and engineering don’t always translate to the clearest writing. Standout essays spring from Stacey Abram’s, Roy Wood Jr’s, and the......more

Goodreads review by Toni on February 25, 2024

HBCU Made is a collection of essays about the Black college experience from a diverse group of contributors, some of whom you may be quite familiar with. The first thing I did when I started reading was to check and see which of the essays was written by alumni of my school, Florida A & M. I was happ......more

Goodreads review by Brandi on February 20, 2024

As an HBCU alum, I adored this series of stories. I heavily related not only those that went to Dillard but nearly everyone’s. I loved how the writers were also able to critique our institutions without dragging them down, just making note of the ways we can improve. All in which I agree with! Thoug......more

Quotes

“Ayesha Rascoe is a tour de force, bringing the readers' hearts and mind into the experience of attending an HBCU. This collection of essays is a moving testament to the power of HBCUs and how they shaped remarkable lives and helped foster great talent. I felt transported to these campuses experiencing these raw, honest, funny, hopeful, and inspiring stories.” 
 —Paula Patton, actress and producer

“One of my greatest life regrets is not attending an HBCU. I was accepted to Howard, the Mecca, when I graduated high school in 1989, but due to family concerns was unable to attend. This glorious book by Ayesha Rascoe reinforces everything I dreamed the experience would be. If only I had a Time Machine!  #ShouldHaveBeenABison”

 —Yvette Nicole Brown, actress

“If you know firsthand the joy, the pride, and the promises fulfilled on an HBCU campus, you will smile in recognition.  If you don’t, this collection of essays is a wonderful introduction to that HBCU magic!”

 —Beverly Daniel Tatum, President Emerita, Spelman College and author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

"Warm testimony about critically important experiences."—Kirkus Reviews

"A nostalgic, jubilant ode to HBCUs, their breathtaking histories and devoted alumni. HBCU MADE gives clarity and scope to the impact these historical institutions have made in the lives of some of our nation’s brightest and most dignified talents." —Wayetu Moore, author of The Dragons, the Giants, the Women

"NPR host Rascoe’s powerful collection of essays… presents a resounding rebuttal to doubters, revealing the unique joys, challenges, frustrations, and rewards of the HBCU experience… Essential reading for our cultural moment. YAs thinking about college will find these perspectives on HBCUs illuminating."—Booklist

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